Are all churches supposed to have 300+ members in them? Why is it that if a church has around 100 (or less) people regularly attending that it is assumed that they are dying churches?
Some are dying but some people also like small churches. Not for “sick’ reasons like needing a place to have power and [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Church Growth
Posted in Church, tagged Church, Ramblings on September 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »
“Gimme Some That Old-Time Religion”
Posted in Uncategorized on September 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It feels like cheating this week. We are having a marvelous 130th Celebration at Sharp’s Grove UMC this Sunday. I’m very excited about it–I’m sure it will be WONDERFUL! That said–I sort of cheated. I found an old sermon by Rev. Sam Jones and am using most of it as my sermon–in an attempt to [...]
RevGal Friday 5: Appleseed Edition
Posted in Personal, tagged RevGal Friday 5 on September 26, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Singing Owl
writes:
Raise your hand if you know that today is Johnny Appleseed Day!
September 26, 1774 was his birthday. “Johnny Appleseed” (John Chapman) is one of America’s great legends. He was a nurseryman who started out planting trees in western New York and Pennsylvania, but he was among those who were captivated by the movement west [...]
Palin says what?
Posted in Politics, tagged Palin on September 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Ok, so I say dumb stuff all the time. It would be awful if I was badgered by the press and there were actual recordings of everything I said. Just one of the many reasons I’ll never be a political candidate.
It seems that if McCain is elected then at the very least we’ll have some highly [...]
this made me chuckle so i thought i’d share
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged funny business on September 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Sarah Palin–Qualified for VP or Not?
Posted in Politics, tagged Politics on September 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I recieved this as an email:
PBS has a poll going: Do you think Sarah Palin is qualified to serve as
Vice President of the UA?
Voting started at about 66% No, 30% Yes. This is now changing. The right wing has an email campaign going to turn the results around.
http://www.pbs.org/now/polls/poll-435.html
After you vote, please send this to others.
http://www.pbs.org/now/polls/poll-435.html
I thought I’d [...]
My day off
Posted in Personal on September 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s my day off…it’s nearly 3pm and I’m still in my pj’s! I’ve alternated between lounging around and working on getting the living room in some sort of order and getting our laundry caught up. Which reminds me that I need to move clothes from washer to dryer when I’m done. I’ve been very tired–emotionally [...]
Matthew 20 & Psalm 1
Posted in Sermons, tagged parables, Sermons on September 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Matthew 20: 1-16
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. 3When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace; [...]
RevGal Friday 5: Fall Equinox Edition
Posted in Personal, tagged RevGal Friday 5 on September 19, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Songbird writes, “It’s that time of year, at least north of the equator. The windows are still open, but the darned furnace comes on early in the morning. My husband went out for a walk after an early supper and came home in full darkness.
And yes, where we live, leaves are beginning to turn.
As this [...]
not just animal cruelty
Posted in News, Personal, tagged domestic violence on September 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ll admit it, they piqued my curiosity with the line: “Actor Allegedly Beat Cat to Death in a Jealous Rage”. Sick as it is I wondered who this could possibly be and what kind of jealousy?
As I began to read the story my stomach churned. All of the attention was focused on the awful and [...]
